Lavern K. Ashley

Tuesday

JETMORE - Lavern K. Ashley, 75, died Dec. 30, 2013, at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. He was born Aug. 9, 1938, in Jetmore, the son of Gerald and I. Mae Scothorn Ashley.

He was a rural mail carrier and was retired from the Jetmore Co-op and Collingwood /ADM. He was of the Christian faith, Hodgeman County E.M.S., and loved racing. On May 13, 1961, he married Leona Kay Baldwin in Dodge City. She passed away June 29, 1981. Survivors include: a daughter, Gretchen (Laverna Kay) (Jerry) Torrez of Dodge City; three brothers, Glenn Dale of Dodge City, Gailord Milton of Webster, NY, Jerald Clinton of Lamar, Colo.; four grandchildren, Tyler Ashley of Bismarck, ND, Logan Murphy of Colorado Springs, Colo., Hope and Liam Torrez of Dodge City, and Aby of the home. He was preceded in death by a brother, Arlyn Dwane Ashley.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, Jetmore, with Pastor Dennis Fulton presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Burial will be in the Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore. Memorials may be sent to the Steve King Foundation, in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, Box 663 Jetmore, KS 76854. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithfuneralhome.com.

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